The Cincinnati Bengals always have and probably always will do things differently. They are the NFL's last mom and pop shop operation. Duke Tobin may be their director of player personnel, but he is the main man in the front office not named owner Mike Brown.

The Bengals went into last offseason facing questions about whether they would be able to keep wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on the team for years to come. Higgins played out the year on the franchise tag and Chase did not sign an extension,